Last night on my way out to dinner I decided to make a pit stop at
Sephora to swatch a few things from the
NARS Spring 2012 Collection. I opted not to swatch the whole collection, but instead I did hearty swatches of the colors that spoke to me the most.
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| Duo Eyeshadow in Paramaribo |
This gorgeous
Duo Eyeshadow in Paramaribo is described as Metallic Brass/ Metallic Bronze, and it is crazy beautiful, velvety smooth with super-saturated pigmentation. The NARS makeup artist at Barneys told me that this beautiful new shade is not, I repeat not limited edition.
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| Top Swatch: Metallic Brass & Bottom Swatch: Metallic Bronze |
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| Metallic Brass |
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| Metallic Bronze |
I seem to have a problem keeping the NARS Duo Eyeshadows on (and I do not have oily eyelids in the least bit)- don't get me wrong, I love the quality and pigmentation of them, but even with a heavy-duty primer they crease and fade on me. I am going to try Paramaribo on my eyes before committing to buying it. Fingers crossed that it doesn't fade or crease because it is a spectacular duo. $33.00
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| Shimmer Eyeshadow in Lhasa |
Lhasa Shimmer Eyeshadow is described as a Lavender Grey, and it is stunning. It definitely leans cool, and one might say that it is on the fringes of a very cool greyed taupe. It is breathtaking.
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| Lhasa swatch |
I have much better luck keeping the NARS Shimmer Eyeshadows on my eyelids, so I will likely cave and pick this one up. This is also now part of the permanent range. $23.00
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| Blush in Gaiety |
Gaiety Blush is a gorgeous bright candy pink that is very pigmented and smooth. My swatch below is a bit uneven because my swatches were quite large and the only space I had left was the underside of my wrist. I think that this is a must-have blush for anyone with a penchant for clean cool pink blushes that are more matte. I was told that this is also now part of the permanent range. $27.00
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| Gaiety Blush. Light swatch on top and a very heavy swatch on bottom |
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Top: Gaiety Blush & Bottom Lhasa Shimmer Eye Shadow
I also swatched Gaiety & Lhasa together to illustrate just how cool-leaning both colors are.
Overall assessment: This is a beautiful collection, and it is well worth having a look to see if these colors work for you. There is no question that they are all finely milled high quality products, and the colors are just to die for.
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